Archive for April, 2008

Top 10 ways to tell you’re at a real estate convention…

Friday, April 18th, 2008

#10 it’s 11:00 a.m., and everyone already appears to be drunk
#9 the buffet line extends outside the convention hall
#8 agents carrying 20lb bags filled with pens, stress balls, yo-yos, glow sticks and Frisbees
#7 all the bizarre hats
#6 the only place where you can have a five minute conversation before realizing the other person is […]

Builder Radio Takes Program to Local Markets

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

BuilderRadio.com, an on-line training support system for new home sales professionals, will be taking its programs to 4 local markets in May and June, with a seminar series titled “Selling New Homes the Easy Way”. These programs will be conducted by some of the top sales and marketing professionals in the housing industry.
Farmington, CT (PRWEB) […]

The 5 Myths of Sales Prospecting

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

As we have entered the spring, real estate listings increase and sales increase. More and more agents are out there selling. I’ve heard many different sales agents talk about the need to prospect more. Here is a review of the things that kept coming up.
Myth #1: Prospecting is sales.
Prospecting and sales are […]

Broker Liability and the Commission Advance Process

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Here’s a scenario: you are the broker of a local real estate office and one of your agents comes to you wanting to know about getting a commission advance. You have some options: either a) say no, but that could negatively effect your relationship with the agent, so you think b) offer the service yourself, […]

Find a Real Estate Agent Anywhere Fast

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

Fizber.com announces the launch of its Real Estate Directory featuring professional profiles of real estate agents, offices, and brokers throughout the country
Miami Beach, FL (PRWEB) April 15, 2008 — Looking for a real estate agent? A new comprehensive directory of real estate agents, brokers and Realtors® has been launched by leading real estate Web site […]

AgencyLogic Helps Vendors Cash in on Single Property Website Trend

Monday, April 14th, 2008

AgencyLogic releases new features and marketing enhancements for their growing number of Private Label and Affiliate Partners.
Wappingers Falls, NY (PRWEB) April 14, 2008 — AgencyLogic (www.agencylogic.com), the largest real estate industry provider of single property Websites in North America, today announced the release of an enhanced feature set and extended marketing tools for their Affiliate […]

Real Estate Roundup - Week 15

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Some of the best from the web this past week:
How to use demographics to craft real estate blog posts that target your readers by Mary at RSS Pieces. The better you can target your readers, the more success your blog will have in connecting to the type of readers you want to have.
Real Estate […]

Top 5 Yard Upgrades To Increase Home Value

Friday, April 11th, 2008

There are plenty of research on the influence of city trees and open spaces on property values especially in residential settings. With proper landscape improvements, the economic value of a home can be increased immensely. This article focuses on the hedonic valuation of city trees which would not only benefit developers and home buyers but […]

HomeGain Launches ‘Agent Profile’ Marketing Feature For Real Estate Agents

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Leading online real estate website launches first in a trilogy of new features for its online marketing program, Source4Sellers, to increase agent visibility online to home sellers
Emeryville, CA (PRWEB) April 11, 2008 — HomeGain, a leading provider of online marketing solutions that connect real estate agents and brokers with homebuyers and sellers, today announced that […]

Best Real Estate Web Site of 2008 to be Named by Web Marketing Association in Annual WebAward Competition

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for its 12th annual international WebAward Competition for Web site development at www.webaward08.org. The Web Marketing Association will once again name the Best Real Estate Web site of 2008.
West Simsbury, CT (PRWEB) April 10, 2008 — The Web Marketing Association announces the call for entries for […]